1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 QUITMAN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 179 219 Land in farms ..................acres.. 169 557 186 297 Average size of farm .......acres.. 947 851 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 746 564 707 826 Average per acre .........dollars.. 786 840 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 896 102 160 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 36 49 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 24 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 58 1,000 acres or more ................. 61 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 170 214 acres.. 156 200 175 010 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 157 212 acres.. 145 369 153 844 Irrigated land .................farms.. 64 86 acres.. 29 497 36 587 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 178 41 258 Average per farm .........dollars.. 257 976 188 391 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 266 40 648 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 911 610 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 10 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 23 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 26 $100,000 or more .................... 86 90 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 161 33 618 Average per farm .........dollars.. 190 846 154 210 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 122 158 Other ............................... 57 61 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 60 77 200 days or more ................... 46 48 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 5 7 number.. (D) 643 Beef cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 402 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 5 7 number.. 191 333 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 4 acres.. 2 788 444 bushels.. 337 246 19 595 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 32 61 acres.. 6 559 8 523 bushels.. 332 319 582 908 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 29 52 acres.. 4 723 6 041 bushels.. 176 136 231 691 Rice..........................farms.. 39 54 acres.. 14 123 18 007 cwt.. 801 328 971 883 Cotton .......................farms.. 56 107 acres.. 26 981 40 127 bales.. 51 670 64 116 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 141 183 acres.. 94 134 82 099 bushels.. 2 751 772 2 374 212 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 1 040 tons, dry.. (D) 660 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.